We will admit right off the bat that this probably shouldn't be a story, but it feels like one of those things that sites may pick up on and misreport as something more than it really is, so we wanted to put this out as a word of reason just in case that happens. We're not going to say that the test done is completely wrong, just that there is little reason to try extracting any real conclusions from it. What happened was Apple Maps beat Google Maps and Waze in a very badly run navigation test by John C. Dvorak.

So, Mr. Dvorak decided to run an informal test with Leo LaPorte, TWiT CEO Lisa Kentzell, and marketing guy Glenn Rubenstein. Dvorak and the other three had a meeting that they were all attending a couple different meetings together, and they were in three separate cars. Leo and Lisa were in one car using Waze for navigation, Glenn was using Apple Maps, and John using Google Maps. The only one who actually knew it was an informal race to test out the different navigation systems was Dvorak, but he still didn't win.

On the first leg, Glenn was the first to the Apple headquarters, and Leo was last. Then on the second meeting Glenn was again the first to arrive, John second, and Leo last. According to the article, Apple Maps was better about avoiding traffic and traffic lights, putting Glenn on the highway, while Google sent John through local traffic.

As we said at first, it's impossible to take any real conclusions from this informal test, but at the very least it asks some questions, and it may be time to do more testing to see how far along Apple Maps has come from the debacle it was at launch.

I would like to see a test done with all the most popular apps including Google, Nokia, Apple, Waze, and Scout navigating both in local traffic and on the highway. Google is king right now but there hasn't been much competition until recently so let's see what happens.

Can't say that I know ANYONE using Nokia maps. And considering Google maps are being used on about 80% of all smartphones, tablets and probably the same on desktops considering that when you Google a location or business your launched straight into Google Maps as well. Google is without a doubt the current king, at least until there is a proper test conducted.

Sure what u said was correct! It suits for well developed nations who is always connected to the net. when it comes to ease of use, availability [FREE], geographical location usage( like my place, which is a village), nokia is best compared to google.

"Curiously enough, a few days after police in Australia warned that Apple Maps was sending drivers off into a waterless, scorching desert-like national park, another Australian authority, this time in Colac, has issued a warning about Google Maps.

.....The issue at hand seems ......far less severe, ...........however, and Google has a reasonable explanation for why Maps sends drivers where it does."

Seperated for emphasis...

More from the link:

"If what the spokesperson says is true, .........this can hardly be claimed a “potentially deadly error,” .......considering that sending drivers down a road in order to get to a destination located on the road is necessary.

............If Wild Dog Road is receiving more traffic from tourists and residents than it can handle, blaming the glut on Google Maps – or any mapping service – that is legitimately navigating drivers to destinations on that road is hardly sensible. ".........

When it comes to using Google Maps for NYC subway navigation it's pretty spot on with arrival and departure times (barring any incidents or construction notices) and I can choose between shortest route or the most convenient.

Google maps was also responsible for allowing me to learn my way around southern California in about 2 days.

19.maulgandhi (unregistered)

This is some non sense news. Apple maps better than Google maps and waze??? PA you must be out of your mind or probably drunk when you posted this. Google is been taking data for decade now. They are better at maps than ever. i believe you should take this post out. apple should abandon their maps and work on something else.

Some people need a class in reading comprehension. The author here isn't biased and didn't write an article about how apple maps is the best. He wrote an article about a poorly conducted test that, in his opinion, will probably make the rounds around the internet and be misconstrued as proper. He gave a disclaimer that this probably shouldn't be a story and that he is only writing it as sort of a warning. Start reading before you bash.

will never be standard. Everyone will need to be using an apple device for it to be standard, since apple doesn't place their products on other platforms/hardware and everyone using Apple is impossible.

Apple Maps has always gotten me to where I needed to go w/no issues but, to reiterate I don't think the purpose of the article was to imply competition (even tho pointing out that an invalid test involving diff. GPS services was conducted to warn ppl before it circulates online seems rather pointless)...yet in still, there's no off switch to android fans' petty hatred.

for me Nokia Maps and Navigation is the best for now...followed by Google..if only google maps can save a map of an entire country for the offline mode same as nokia does then google maps is the best Maps and navigation for me....just saying

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